Tzimmes — or tsimmes (Yiddish, Hebrew: צימעס) is a traditional Jewish dish in which the principal ingredient is diced or sliced carrots, sometimes combined with dried fruits like prunes or raisins, or chunks of meat (usually brisket or flanken). The dish… … Wikipedia
tzimmes — [tsim′əs] n. [Yiddish, lit., a kind of carrot stew] a commotion; fuss; to do … English World dictionary
tzimmes — (TSIM mes) [Yiddish, from Swabian dialect] In Jewish cooking, a sweetened stew or casserole of meat or vegetables, fresh and dried fruits, etc., often served at the Jewish New Year. By extension, a fuss, hullabaloo, or uproar. We also had… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
tzimmes — noun Etymology: Yiddish tsimes, from Middle High German z, zuo at, to + imbīz light meal Date: 1892 a sweetened combination of vegetables (as carrots and potatoes) or of meat and vegetables often with dried fruits (as prunes) that is stewed or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tzimmes — noun a stew of fruit or vegetables traditionally served on Rosh Hashana … Wiktionary
tzimmes — (also tzimmis) noun variant spelling of tsimmes … English new terms dictionary
tzimmes — tzim·mes … English syllables
tzimmes — tzim•mes or tsim•mes [[t]ˈtsɪm ɪs[/t]] n. 1) coo a casserole or stew of vegetables, fruit, and sometimes meat 2) sl. fuss; uproar; hullabaloo • Etymology: 1890–95; < Yiddish tsimes < MHG z, ze, unstressed var. of zuo at, to+imbīz light… … From formal English to slang
tzimmes — /ˈtsɪməs/ (say tsimuhs) noun (in Jewish cookery) a casserole or stew of vegetables, fruit, and sometimes meat, cooked very slowly. Also, tsimmes …
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